culture shock

just came back from the tsu-ching camp and straight away had a smoke and some coffee. need to prepare myself for the long night ahead finishing off my case commentaries and my presentation. the camp itself was not too bad. not sure what I expected, but definitely i feel slightly satisfied. the organisation appears to be what i've been looking for - the community service bit, and the buddhism bit. but obviously there is a lot more politics behind the scene than i can see, and that's the real test isn't it? whether they are still able to achieve what they set out to achieve, or whether its just another avenue for segregation, a little taiwanese club. nevertheless, i am hopeful. the biggest shock for me is how much of a generation gap i perceive between some of the people in the camp, and me. i mean, you wouldn't think a few years makes that much of a difference, right? but there they were, 16 to 18 year olds, and i share none of their interests and obsessions. perhaps its because they watch taiwanese tv, listen to taiwanese music, and follow taiwanese sport, and i don't. then again, it may just be that i am an boring old fart.